Failing to effectively communicate with your employees isn’t just bad for business. It also can create a work environment that’s ripe for legal trouble. If you take time to communicate, explain your actions, stay involved and make the workplace seem rational to employees, you will increase your chances of staying out of the courtroom. Below […]
Read MoreAmerica spends a lot of money on the paperwork that makes hospitals run— $218 billion per year, to be exact. That works out to 1.43 percent of the entire American economy is spent on hospitals’ administrative costs. Of every $100 spent in America, that means $1.43 is going toward the billing specialists and schedulers that […]
Read MoreU.S. healthcare spending grew at a moderate rate of 3.6% in 2013, but spending will likely increase at a faster clip in years to come, outstripping growth in the gross domestic product (GDP), according to an analysis released on by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Calling the rate of growth for […]
Read MorePatients with painful bone metastases achieved similar relief of pain whether they were treated with a single fraction radiation therapy protocol or underwent a series of radiation treatment, according to a study presented here at the 56th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). While previous clinical trials have suggested that a […]
Read MoreThe area under the curve of oxygen desaturation (AUCDesat) may provide a more sophisticated approach to monitoring blood oxygen levels during procedures using sedation, according to a study published in the journal Anesthesia & Analgesia. The AUCDesat provides information not only whether blood oxygenation has dropped too low, but also on the depth, duration, and […]
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